There’s A (Playhouse) App For That

An expensive renovation project, new artistic directors and other fresh blood have brought changes — programmatic as well as physical — to the legendary theater. It’s a year-round operation now, with plenty of buzz.

And now it has its own app.

The Westport Country Playhouse mobile site offers one more — and very in-touch-with-today — way to check out events, buy tickets, and browse videos and social media.

The mobile site — www.westportplayhouse.org — also offers push notifications for ticket on-sale dates and other breaking news. The project was funded by Ann Sheffer and Bill Scheffler.

Traffic to the Playhouse’s standard website grew by 19% last year. Visits from mobile devices was up 32%.

Dorothy Gish, Helen Hayes, Paul Robeson — and the thousands of other actors who have appeared through the years — would be proud.